There is a plastic worm rig that's so outlandish its creators just had to call it the "wacky worm." It looks silly, yet works like a charm for catching largemouth bass. It has become the secret go-to ...

Summertime blues are a rare affliction for anglers who feel the tug of a hard-fighting black bass when the weather turns hot. Check their fishing rods, and a good number of them will have a plastic ...

When the fishing turns summertime tough, bass anglers get downright wacky. Plastic worms may catch more black bass during summer than any other lure. There are all kinds of ways to rig them. One that ...

The wacky rig worm looks like a mistake, the sort of approach your Aunt Ida would take to rigging a plastic worm if she had never seen one before. The hook goes through the middle of the worm, and the ...

Last week we talked about drop shotting plastic baits, and now we will deal with the technique that’s become known as “wacky” worms. These are certainly not new methods. They’ve been around for a ...

When it comes to winter bassing, it's not a bad idea to get small. And wacky. It shouldn't work but it does--I mean, sticking a little plastic worm through the middle and then simply tossing it out ...

Amused motorists on Route 209 in Gilbert would not stop for T-shirts if he had gone with the original name — "Louis's Tackle." Louis Herfurth was talking about his dream (selling plastic worms) with ...

Since the early 1950s, when Nick Crème stopped making tires in Akron, Ohio, and shifted his attention to fishing lures, soft plastic worms have been the acknowledged champions at tempting bass.